CONWAY, Ark. (CBC) - Central Baptist College has announced the addition of band to its programs for the 2016 fall semester. In addition Tim Gunter has been hired as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music. Gunter will begin recruiting immediately and anticipates to have 30 students for fall 2016.

Gunter is most well-known for his tenure as Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark, a position he held for 15 years. He has also served as Associate Director of Bands at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. and numerous bands across the state of Arkansas. Gunter most recently has served as the Pastor of Worship and Discipleship at First Baptist Church in Camden, Ark. since 2012.

CONWAY, Ark. (KTHV) - A Conway police officer is now on paid administrative leave after his weapon accidentally discharged while making an arrest on Sunday.

Public Information Officer LaTresha Woodruff told THV11 News that 26-year-old Alexander Wood, of Greenbrier, was arrested after the police department received a call from a Walmart employee about a shoplifter around 10:41 a.m.

According to Woodruff’s report, an officer’s weapon accidentally discharged during the arrest. No one was injured from the gunfire or the crash.

A police report stated that Woods had been stealing electronic equipment at Walmart by prying open security devices with a screw driver.

CONWAY, Ark. (KTHV) - In the heart of downtown Conway, a facility is offering the chance to experience what it's like to be trapped in a room where you must follow signs and clues to make an escape.

It is called Escape Mystery Room, and it is located at 707 Parkway, suite 101 in Conway. The goal of the Escape Mystery Room creators was to create a unique, detail oriented and immersive escape room game unlike any other. There are several different rooms that you and a group of people can choose from.

FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. (Dec. 30, 2015) -- The Arkansas River is expected to crest at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam close to midnight on December 30/31st, according to the National Weather Service. The elevation of the crest is anticipated to be 280.2 feet.

This flood is expected to be comparable to the water level of the floods earlier this year, so residents who experienced flooding problems then should prepare for it now.

CONWAY, Ark. (KTHV) - The Conway Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 20-year-old who is wanted for forgery and fleeing in a vehicle.

Heather "Lucky" Crews reportedly drove away from police after they caught her attempting to sell stolen property obtained from a local vehicle break-in. According to the Conway Police Department, Crews is well aware of the warrant for her arrest and that all requests to get her to turn herself in has gone unanswered.

If you know of Crews' whereabouts, you are asked to call Conway police at (501) 450-6120.